Follow up from week 1. The design my Antenna was based on https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RcO5WAiksNI.
Archive for month: February, 2014
Working Yuri with my /p setup for satellites, Arrow antenna FT897/817 both manually tuned for Doppler.
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LituanicaSAT-1 Ham Radio CubeSat
Southgate Amateur Radio Club The team ask radio amateurs and SWL's to listen for the FM Morse code beacon on 437.275 MHz after deployment and submit reports (see Tracking below). They say there will be Mission emblem stickers with signed QSL cards and for the first 10 registered … |
Check out these HF antenna images:
N785TW shot from N786TW
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I shot this in MCI before flying 786 to MIA on 10-31-81. Note that there is no HF antenna on the fin of 785.
Looking straight down on West side
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UHFSDR
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Octasic, Radisys partner to offer 3G, LTE small cell systems
Octasic's OCTBTS suite of base station platforms are ready-to-deploy Software Defined Radio (SDR) systems powered by the OCT2224W small cell system-on-a-chip (SoC). The OCTBTS platforms incorporate Octasic's flexiPHY layer 1 HSPA and LTE …
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Entravision Communications Management Discusses Q4 2013 Results …
Our cornerstone afternoon drive program, Erazno y la Chokolata, is ranked in the top 10 radio stations regardless of language in 9 of our radio markets. Let me now turn to Digital business. We continue to leverage our strong brands and …. Free cash …
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Re: GM selects my carrier
Does this mean that something like a car to be "upgradable" and "future proof" as far as connectivity is concerned, they'd have to use software-defined radio? Or, it it just a plain fairy tale for those carmakers to think that they are "future-proofing …
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Headwaters Amateur Radio Club makes air waves
Potter-Leader Enterprise Did you know that, unlike cell phones, amateur radio (also known as ham radio) does not require the use of additional equipment to bounce the signal from one operator to another? Members of the Headwaters Amateur Radio Club, who meet monthly at … |
[Updated: 2014-02-26 2337 UTC] The ARRL plans to file a “friend of the court” or amicus curiae brief on behalf of an Ohio radio amateur who has been at loggerheads with his community since 2009 in efforts to erect a modest antenna support structure. The Village of Swanton, Ohio, turned down the application of ARRL Life Member Gary Wodtke, WW8N, for an antenna variance to put up a 60 foot tower….
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Mini-DIN 4.1/9.5 Adapters suit wireless applications.
Allen, TX — Fairview Microwave, Inc. a preeminent supplier of on-demand microwave and RF components, introduces a complete line of mini-DIN 4.1/9.5 adapters intended for use in applications requiring low passive intermodulation (low PIM) performance …
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Fairview Microwave Introduces Low PIM Mini-DIN 4.1/9.5 Adapters
18, 2014 /PRNewswire-iReach/ Fairview Microwave, Inc. a preeminent supplier of on-demand microwave and RF components, introduces a complete line of mini-DIN 4.1/9.5 adapters intended for use in applications requiring low passive intermodulation (low …
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beta testy programu do nagrywania.
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$ 50sat Ham Radio Challenge
Southgate Amateur Radio Club $ 50SAT has been a collaborative education project between Professor Bob Twiggs, KE6QMD, Morehead State University and three other radio amateurs, Howie DeFelice, AB2S, Michael Kirkhart, KD8QBA, and Stuart Robinson, GW7HPW. Further information … |
Tuning around the Amateur ssb bands at approx 0315z on 12/26/13.
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Amateur Radio: Your Gateway to Wireless Communication
Southgate Amateur Radio Club At the IARU Administrative Council meeting in September 2013, the theme 'Amateur Radio: Your Gateway to Wireless Communication' was adopted by the Council for World Amateur Radio Day, Friday, April 18, 2014. Amateur radio has truly entered the 21st … |
Esse Icom veio para gente sem potência nas bandas de HF, VHF e o display sem iluminação de fundo. Foram realizadas as troca dos transístores drivers e do inv…
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Ham radio CubeSats prepared for deployment
Southgate Amateur Radio Club The four amateur radio CubeSats LituanicaSat-1, LitSat-1, ArduSat-2, UAPSat-1 along with the 915 MHz SkyCube are expected to be deployed on Friday, February 28. CubeSats deployments are streamed live at http://m.ustream.tv/channel/live-iss-stream |
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“Amateur Radio: Your Gateway to Wireless Communication” is World Amateur …
ARRL The International Amateur Radio Union (IARU) Administrative Council has designated “Amateur Radio: Your Gateway to Wireless Communication” as the theme for World Amateur Radio Day 2014. World Amateur Radio Day is celebrated each year on April … |
Some cool Amateur Radio images:
Helper with pearls
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Description of set: a late night lab cleanup uncovered a box of old amateur radio magazines from the 1950’s (with some dating back to 1930).
Up late instant messaging
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Description of set: a late night lab cleanup uncovered a box of old amateur radio magazines from the 1950’s (with some dating back to 1930).
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Century-old ham radio club making waves in Richmond
UC Berkeley Often called “ham radio,” amateur radio is the recreational or experimental use of radio frequencies set aside for non-commercial purposes. The field was still in its infancy in February 1914, when an amateur radio club and station were founded on campus. |
EC1KR – CQ SP DX RTTY 2013 (aka ED1R) – 20m.
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Ham radio operators seek exemption from hand-held cellphone ban
vtdigger.org Mitch Stern of the club Radio Amateurs of Northern Vermont told members of the Senate Transportation Committee that licensed ham radio operators provide a valuable emergency communications resource that benefits the public. Amateur radio operators … |
This is a great way to protect your mobile and base antennas against rust. I use Ace Hardware ‘Rust Stop’ black gloss for all of my antennas. No SWR or perfo…
Demonstração de funcionamento do rádio dual banda Yaesu FT-8500. Espero que gostem do vídeo. 73, Marcio – PY1MV.
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Check out these Amateur Radio images:
Sacred Hearts Academy Amateur Radio Club
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The Sacred Hearts Academy Amateur Radio Club sets up a radio link between the International Space Station and Nuvviti School in Quebec. Call took place for a short 10 minute window at about 8am on 12/5.
SASKATCHEWAN 1971 —AMATEUR RADIO LICENSE PLATE USING THE LETTER “Q”
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1971 Saskatchewan amateur radio license plate using the Province’s font example of the letter "Q"
Sacred Hearts Academy Amateur Radio Club
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The Sacred Hearts Academy Amateur Radio Club sets up a radio link between the International Space Station and Nuvviti School in Quebec. Call took place for a short 10 minute window at about 8am on 12/5.
G0SEC, Ham Radio Shack tour & using Dstar on icom 2820 Part 2.
via YouTube Capture.
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The ARRL Centennial “W1AW WAS” operations that are taking place throughout 2014 from each of the 50 states will relocate at 0000 UTC on February 19 (the evening of February 18 in US time zones), from California and Wisconsin to Michigan (W1AW/8) and Florida (W1AW/4). During 2014 W1AW will be on the air from every state (at least twice) and from most US territories, and it will be easy to work a…
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Check out these RTL-SDR images:
Gqrx receiving NOAA-15 weather satellite
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Gqrx SDR receiving NOAA-15 APT transmission using the EzCAP eztv666 RTL-SDR and a handheld ArrowII antenna.
Gqrx 2.2 RC on Mac OS X
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Testing Gqrx 2.2 release candidate on Mac OS X using an RTL-SDR dongle
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County sending out call for ham radio operators
Southgate Amateur Radio Club Kaelberer said ham operators, including himself, can use what is called Near Vertical Incident Skywave (NVIS) transmissions to reach over the mountains to nearby counties for help. He also said that an amateur operator could reach all the way to Boise … |
The Magnalight TX-500-120-240-50-60 500kva power transformer converts 110-120/220-240 VAC at 50/60hz to 12 or 24 VDC and is ideal for powering 12 or 24 volt …
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My thesis at the Silesian University of Technology.
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Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Administrator W. Craig Fugate, KK4INZ, will be the keynote speaker at the ARRL Centennial Banquet on July 18 in Hartford, Connecticut. The event is among the highlights of the ARRL Centennial Convention July 17-19 at the Connecticut Convention Center.
“We are fortunate that Director Fugate has agreed to serve as our keynote speaker,” said ARRL President…
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Members of Staffordshire RAYNET taking part in Exercise MERCURY Online Gambling Addiction VI. A communication exercise involving all Category 1 responders, such as Local Authorities, …
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台灣業餘無線電台 BX5AA TAIWAN Amateur Radio Station Antennas: Hygain TH-7DX (20m,15m,10m) ; Cushcraft A3WS (17m,12m) @25m High Cushcraft X7 (40M,20M,15M,10M) @15m Hi…
Just a short video of myself explaining how I have setup my audio racks with my ham radio equipment.
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The SSB weekend of the ARRL International DX Contest is March 1-2 (UTC), and the DX will be looking for you! In this major event on the radiosport calendar, operators in the US and Canada work stations everywhere else in the world. It’s not only an opportunity to pit your station and operating skills against those of your peers but to expand your knowledge of propagation on the HF and MF bands …
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http://solardumper.codeplex.com/releases/view/114738 tiny program to download images from http://sdo.gsfc.nasa.gov/
The Real World Of Ham Radio. (I welcome low ratings by hams-to be thought an ass by an ass is a compliment) Burt appears before W1AW to expose more truths ab…
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Earth’s geomagnetic field has been quite active. On February 19 at 0234 UTC the Australian Space Forecast Centre issued this warning: “Increased geomagnetic activity expected for February 19.” Then on February 20 at 0439 UTC they issued an identical warning for February 20. This was the result of two coronal mass ejections in two days.
The planetary A index went to 47 on February 19, the result …
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Eau Claire County Skywarn siren testing occurs every month from April through October on the first Monday of the month at 11am. This siren is located on Oakw…
Hello & thank you for watching my video.. I’m a storm chaser in georgia & alabama & the name of my chase team is Southern Style Storm Chase’n.. Chasing is pa…
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Ham radio antenna rules debated in Poway
Southgate Amateur Radio Club Charles Ristorcelli NN3V of the Poway Amateur Radio Society, gave a lengthy presentation that concluded a 65-foot height limit would be an acceptable compromise. “It is time amateur radio antennas not be confused with construction of a superstore,” he … Antenna rules attract large Poway City Council crowd |
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Howard N2GOT & Mel K2KEY
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Ham Radio Buddies: Howard N2GOT & Mel K2KEY in Floyd Bennett Field, Brooklyn NY
Check out these RTTY images:
I2VGW sets up the RTTY euipment
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The 2014 National Hurricane Conference will take place April 14-17, at the Orlando Hilton in Orlando, Florida. The primary goal of the National Hurricane Conference is to improve hurricane preparedness, response, recovery and mitigation in order to save lives and property in the US and the tropical islands of the Caribbean and Pacific. The conference also serves as a national forum for federal,…
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Using psk 31 in the hrd program.
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Karl Bowman, W4CHX, of Raleigh, is the new ARRL North Carolina Section Manager, effective on February 20. Outgoing SM Bill Morine, N2COP, of Wilmington, decided not to run for another term after serving since 2010. Although his term did not end until April 1, Morine asked to step down early, due to business and personal commitments, and let Bowman step in early. Membership and Volunteer Program…
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The FCC has issued a Notice of Apparent Liability for Forfeiture (NAL) to James R. Winstead, KD5OZY, of Coleman, Texas, after determining that Winstead “apparently willfully violated” FCC rules by interfering with Amateur Radio communications. The Commission proposed a $ 7000 fine. The action was in response to complaints from other radio amateurs of intentional interference on 7.195 MHz.
Accord…
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Here is the Heil PL-2T Pro Topless Mic Boom and Heil FL-2 Flange Mount from Heil Sound purchased from Ham Radio Outlet. These products were packed and delive…
Hosts: Bob Heil (K9EID), Gordon West (WB6NOA), and George Thomas (W5JDX) Wayne (W6IRD) and Sharon (K6IRD) Spring show off their shack and workshop, manufactu…
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This video clip was shot by my friend Bob, KC2RDU. It shows me making a low power (QRP) contact to a ham in NC from our club’s annual hamfest in NJ. This was…
June 15, 2013.
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Ham radio antenna rules debated in Poway
U-T San Diego The Federal Communications Commission licenses and oversees amateur radio operators, but gives municipalities limited power to regulate antennas under local zoning rules. Over the years, that power has been shrinking in response to numerous lawsuits … |
Experiments carried out at rnd LABS MIPL on PSK31.
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Idaho ham seriously injured in tower repair accident
Southgate Amateur Radio Club … is expected to remain hospitalized for several days. The town of Athos is unique, in that one out of every 10 residents is an amateur radio operator. The small community of 692 residents located in extreme northern Idaho boasts 69 licensed ham … |
Some cool Hamfest images:
Joe Andrews, KD0LOS, playing with the Arrow Sattenna
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First of two hamfests in two weeks, this one was a blast. Didn’t walk away with anything other than some N connectors and a bunch of pictures.
Joe Andrews, KD0LOS, making contact with AO-27
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First of two hamfests in two weeks, this one was a blast. Didn’t walk away with anything other than some N connectors and a bunch of pictures.
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The ARRL Atlantic Division leadership has created additional forum resources to assist clubs in such areas as growing and maintaining membership, club management, club newsletters, and meeting presentations. ARRL Atlantic Division Director Bill Edgar, K3LLR, said he’d heard from clubs in his division who were seeking resources aside from “the excellent club resources” the ARRL already offers.
“T…
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Fdm sw1 + ham radio deluxe.
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Ham Radio 10m SSTV DX JA3OEN and UA0LVO Received In Scotland with Icom IC-R75 and KAZ Antenna 29th September 2012 http://www.scottish-dxing.yolasite.com/
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Amateur Radio Vintage Layfayette AM 6 meter HA460 David Larsen http://www.kk4ww.com A look inside radio & description of parts My historical microcomputer bl…
Emergency Amateur Radio Kit for field use, Using a Pelican case, Samlex switching power supply, Mobile Radio and Fuse panel from West marine to a modified 19…
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DEC confirms dead raccoon had rabies
Found in the Cairo area, I first learned of the rabid raccoon from Frank Algozzine, a serious predator hunter who uses cameras to monitor predator movements paying, as he said, “particular attention to the time and frequency of their visits.” The rabid …
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Flood crisis: dredging is a simplistic response to a complex problem
It is less clear how climate change will affect the intensity and frequency of the most extreme rainfall events. Although almost all projections indicate that dry … And our historical records do not go back far enough to unravel long-term trends in …
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One Vet's Murderous Meltdown
They suffer from distress that they can't exactly explain.” It's up to Schiffman and his colleagues to identify which of these young people's angsts are early … Before his shooting spree, which killed 12 last September, Alexis left a note claiming …
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Disable old EPIRBs for safe disposal
From February 2010, analogue beacons on 121.5 MHz are not detected by satellite and only 406 MHz EPIRB signals are monitored. The older beacons can transmit on an aeronautical distress frequency. The radio beacons are a safety measure used widely …
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CAPE II Ham Radio CubeSat designated LO-75
Southgate Amateur Radio Club Ever since the launch of OSCAR 1 in 1961, it has been traditional for amateur radio satellites to carry the name OSCAR, for “Orbiting Satellite Carrying Amateur Radio”. At the request of the original Project OSCAR organization, AMSAT-NA now administers … |